Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
511 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Pittston Township
20% of Pittston Township’s land is conserved: 1,703 acres
19 miles of mapped trail cross Pittston Township, 1.4 per square mile of land. 260 acres are parks and preserves, 81 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest (2.1 mi), State Game Lands Number 91 (1.5 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #100 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
1,703 acres · of 13.4 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
260 ac
81 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,106 ft
Little Shiney Mountain
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Pittston Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pittston Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pittston Township is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #100 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pittston Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land81 acres of park per 1,000 residents (260 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home68% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 90%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Pittston Township’s 20% is ahead of 79% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pinchot State Forest, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 91
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
935 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary
Nature preserve
22 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,703 conserved acres
20% of Pittston Township’s land. Who manages Pittston Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,143 ac
State natural resources510 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits39 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
Not recorded755 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,955 acLocal Park · 245 acState Recreation Area · 208 acConservation Easement · 21 acPrivate Conservation · 18 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 091 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 935 | Open |
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 534 | Open |
| Montage Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 486 | Open |
| Sgl 091 State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 208 | Open |
| Northeast Fairgrounds Local Park | Not recorded | 171 | Open |
| Enterprise Way Community Park Local Park | Not recorded | 74 | Open |
| Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 18 | Closed |
| Pittston Township Bicentennial Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Pine Street Basketball Court & Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pittston Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Pittston Township
Little Shiney Mountain2,106 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 91
DirectionsMount Pisgah1,936 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 91
DirectionsTrails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pittston Township: May to July
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Pittston Township →
Next door
Pittston Township and its neighbors
Pittston Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spring Brook Township40 miPittston Township19 miJenkins Township12 miPittston0.3 miDupont0.3 miBrowntown0.0 miHughestown0.0 miAvoca0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittston Township | 20% | 1.4 | 81 | 68% | A |
| Pittston | 4% | 0.2 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Browntown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dupont | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 95% | C |
| Spring Brook Township | 37% | 1.2 | under 1 | 4% | B− |
| Jenkins Township | 41% | 0.9 | 11 | 83% | A− |
| Hughestown | 2% | under 0.1 | 24 | 99%+ | B− |
| Avoca | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pittston Township
Where can I hike in Pittston Township?
The longest trail networks: Pinchot State Forest, 2.1 miles; State Game Lands Number 91, 1.5 miles; Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pittston Township is conserved land?
20% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Pittston Township’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and State Game Lands Number 91 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pittston Township?
76,776 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pittston Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,713 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pittston Township have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pittston Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →